‘Who has ever been to a ball that did not have a chandelier?!,’ shared designer Jermey Scott. ‘The idea of elegance itself is quite camp and I wanted to play with that concept, poke a lil fun at it with a loving nudge.’

Cardi B wore an all-red gown with a dramatic, over-the-top train that billowed behind her on the pink carpet.

‘I designed this dress for Cardi specifically because she has the ultimate beauty in a woman’s body, and that is what the dress is about for me: taking advantage of that beauty,’ said Thom Browne to Vogue.

Her own red carpet: Cardi B wore an all-red gown with a dramatic, over-the-top train that billowed behind her on the pink carpet

Female form: ‘I designed this dress for Cardi specifically because she has the ultimate beauty in a woman’s body, and that is what the dress is about for me: taking advantage of that beauty,’ said Thom Browne

It was made from tulle and silk organza and filled with down. The hand-embroidered dress was also decorated with 30,000 feathers. It took 35 people more than 2,000 hours to create.

Lady Gaga – one of this year’s co-chairs – arrived in a humongous bright pink satin gown that boasted puffy sleeves and a matching oversized bow on her platinum locks as it was carried by a number of tuxedo-wearing men with black umbrellas.

The ensemble was designed by her former stylist Brandon Maxwell.

Light it up: Katy arrived looking like an actual chandelier with three layers of light-up candles surrounding her sparkly silver Moschino by Jeremy Scott dress

Queens of fashion: Katy gave pause for Diane von Furstenberg to make her entrance

But the outrageous number was just the first of four different looks the Born This Way singer would reveal at the annual soiree.

After parading up and down the stairs of the Met, Gaga took the gown off to reveal a strapless black dress underneath and posed with one of the umbrellas.

And after a few turns for the eager shutterbugs, she stripped off the black number for another dazzling pink gown – this one form-fitting – as she added large retro sunglasses and a brick-size cell phone to the third look.

Pretty outrageous in pink: Lady Gaga made a VERY grand entrance at the Met Gala in New York on Monday night. Her incredible outfit was designed by her former stylist Brandon Maxwell

You can’t rain on her parade: She floated down the red carpet surrounded by a men in suits carrying umbrellas

What a performance! The men in suits lifted up her dress up and down like a parachute in a choreographed display. The display seemed to be inspired by Mary Poppins

Strip tease: The pop star peeled off her voluminous jacket to reveal a chic black gown

Finally, the pop princess stripped down to her final showstopper which was a risque set of lingerie – including a black bra, sheer leggings, and impossibly high stiletto heels.

Singer Harry Styles – one of the event’s chair – donned a flamenco-inspired, gender-fluid look designed by Gucci.

Blonde ambition! Kris Jenner turned herself into a blonde bombshell for the event as she looked incredible in a navy Tommy Hilfiger jumpsuit

Karlie Kloss dazzled in gold as she wore a dress by Dapper Dan. She was accompanied by her husband Joshua Kushner.

Kendall Jenner opted for a glamorous orange feathered dress by Versace. By her side, her sister Kylie Jenner wore a purple figure-hugging gown also by the Italian fashion house, with hair colored to match.

Celine Dion commanded attention as a Vegas showgirl in a number by Oscar de la Renta. Rachel Brosnahan looked beautiful in a Erdem gown.

Miley Cyrus commanded attention on the red carpet in a YSL sparkling gown as she was joined by husband Liam Hemsworth. Bella Hadid stepped out in the elegant black Moschino gown with a cutout at the hip.

Kris Jenner turned herself into a blonde bombshell for the event as she looked incredible in a Tommy Hilfiger jumpsuit. Hailey Baldwin looked pretty in pink in her couture Alexander Wang gown

‘She’s like the [image of the] Sacred Heart Madonna. It feels very Gucci and also feels very her. It’s romantic and slightly dark,’ said stylist Kate Young to InStyle about Dakota Johnson’s Gucci ensemble.

Graphic designs: Janelle Monae donned a custom Christian Siriano ensemble, which included an eye on her top that blinked on its own on the carpet. ‘She’s like the [image of the] Sacred Heart Madonna. It feels very Gucci and also feels very her. It’s romantic and slightly dark,’ said stylist Kate Young to InStyle about Dakota Johnson’s Gucci ensemble

The next generation: Bee Carrozzini made a statement in a rose inspired Alexander McQueen dress

All aboard! Laverne Cox vamped it up in a daring black dress by with train by Christian Siriano as Regina Hall was a golden goddess in a Dapper Dan gown

Wintour said she believes this year’s Met Gala to be about ‘self expression’ and ‘individuality’, noting that she wanted to see ‘outrageous, fun, tongue in cheek’ fashion on the red carpet.

The new theme seems decidedly more lighthearted than last year’s hugely successful Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, about the relationship between fashion and Catholicism.

That sumptuous, sprawling show drew more visitors than any Costume Institute exhibit — more than 1.3 million to the Met’s main Fifth Avenue location, and nearly 200,000 to its Cloisters branch — and indeed was one of the most attended shows in the museum’s history.

Stunners: Liza Koshy was pretty in Balmain pink as Wendi Murdoch went multi-color eccentric with her gown

What an entrance! Billy Porter was carried onto the red carpet by six shirtless men, who wore gold pants and headpieces

Winged glory: His Ancient Egypt-inspired outfit included a gold jumpsuit with wings and a gold crown

‘Fashion is the most overt and enduring conduit of the camp aesthetic,’ said Andrew Bolton, curator in charge of the Costume Institute and creator of its blockbuster shows. Bolton said the 2019 show would ‘advance creative and critical dialogue about the ongoing and ever-evolving impact of camp on fashion.’

The exhibit will feature approximately 175 objects, not only clothing but also sculptures, paintings, and drawings.

Designers to be featured in the show include: Cristóbal Balenciaga, Thom Browne, Gucci, Marc Jacobs, Charles James, Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld, Prada, Versace and many more.

The Camp: Notes on Fashion exhibit will run from May 9 through Sept. 8.

So elegant: DailyMailTV’s Alicia Quarles hit the red carpet, high off the show’s first ever Daytime Emmys win

Met Gala 2019 theme: So what does ‘Notes on Camp’ mean…?

The museum’s exhibition is based on ‘Notes on Camp,’ an essay written in 1964 by American author Susan Sontag.

‘Camp is by nature subversive (…) confronting and challenging the status quo,’ the Costume Institute’s head curator Andrew Bolton said Monday at a press event about the exhibition before the gala.

‘In the end, the purpose of camp is to put a smile on our faces and a warm glow in our hearts.’

Some of the items in the exhibition might best explain the theme: the ‘swan dress’ worn by Bjork to the Oscars, a glittering costume worn by flamboyant US singer Liberace, a shower head necklace designed by the late Karl Lagerfeld for Chloe in the 1980s.

‘We’re experiencing a resurgence of camp — not just in fashion, but in culture in general,’ said Bolton.

‘Camp tends to come to the fore in moments of social and political instability. The 1960s was one such moment as were the 1980s.’

The exhibition ‘Camp: Notes on Fashion’ — a play on the title of Sontag’s essay — formally opens at the Met on Thursday and runs through September 8.

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